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Hello everyone.  What a game last night between the Jets and Dolphins.  Back and forth they went in the fourth quarter.  I was half-expecting someone like Jumbo Elliot to catch a pass.  We're going to continue the format like we used last week talking about the biggest performances and some of the biggest disappointments.  Now, let's take a look at the week that was in the NFL, let's hit the rewind button for week 5:

Top 5 Performances

1. Broncos.  This team continues to prove people wrong.  Another tough test against New England and the Broncos didn't fold.  Kyle Orton played a great game and Brandon Marshall is playing extremely well right now.   The defense shut out the Patriots in the second half and perhaps contributed to Tom Brady missing on some of his passes.  Another tough test is ahead when the Broncos travel to San Diego, but no one should doubt whether this team is for real.  They are.

2. Miles Austin.  First career start: 10 catches, 250 yards, 2 TDs, including the game-winning TD in overtime.  It's easy to say that it was just against the Chiefs, but give credit where credit is due.  That is the most yards in a game by a Cowboy ever.  Better than Bobby Hayes, Michael Irvin, and Terrell Owens.  What a great performance.  And without that performance, the Cowboys would have lost.

3. Dolphins Wildcat.  The Wildcat formation is being copied around the league, but it's clear that the place where it has the most success is in Miami.  The Jets could not stop it at all last night.  Ronnie Brown, Ricky Williams, and Pat White did a great job.  They can run it by themselves, pitch it to another guy, or throw it.  It's dangerous and if one of the best defenses in the league can't stop it, how are other defenses going to stop it?

4. Jared Allen.  All the calf-roping defensive end senstation did was recover two fumbles and returned one of them for a TD.  He was everywhere.  Allen is the best defensive end in the NFL and if you include his performance Monday night, in a span of seven days, Allen had 4.5 sacks, 3 fumbles recovered, a safety, and a TD.  Not bad.

5. Peyton Manning.  Sure it was against the Titans (more on them in a minute), but Manning has now started the year with 5 straight 300-yard passing games.  The record is six.  With how Manning is playing right now, and with how in-synch he is with his receivers, there is no reason to believe his success won't continue.

Unfab 5

1. Jets Defense.  A week after the Jets contained Drew Brees and the explosive Saints offense, they couldn't stop anything Miami did last night, most notably the Wildcat.  No sacks and no interceptions on a rookie QB, Chad Henne, and no forced fumbles for the game.  Not a Rex Ryan defensive performance to be proud of.  Perhaps the honeymoon with the Jets is over.

2. Dre' Bly. When your team is trailing 35-10 and you pick off a pass, don't showboat, and don't showboat when you aren't in the endzone.  That is what Bly did, and he ended up getting tackled and fumbled the football, the Falcons recovered.  He apologized yesterday for his actions and post-game comments, but that won't help him from being put on this list.

3. Buffalo Bills.  Not sure if the Bills know, but there were expectations for them this year.  And when you have a home game against the Cleveland Browns, you should score more than 3 points.  And you should at least win the game.  Terrible performance by this team.  The season is going to be over very soon and T.O.'s time in Buffalo may be short lived.

4. Rams.  Cleary the Rams thought it was Christmas on Sunday, because they gift-wrapped the game for the Vikings. Not saying that the Vikings wouldn't have won, but when the Rams go 0-4 in the redzone, have four turnovers, fumbling it left and right including right by the endzone, what more can you say?

5. Missouri pro teams.  The Chiefs and Rams are 0-10.  They aren't just losing by a few points, they are getting blown out in most cases.  Things look bleak on the football front in Missouri or do they?  The Chiefs play the Redskins this week; enough said, and the Rams are playing the Jaguars, a Jaguars team that lost 41-0 on Sunday.  If one team can't get a win this week, the long season will just continue to get longer for any fan of a Missouri team.

Overall this week, I went 9-5 giving a record 53-23 this season.  Not bad so far.  Until next time, c ya.

Bengals 17 Ravens 14                      Cowboys 26 Chiefs 20

Browns 6 Bills 3                                Raiders 7 Giants 44

Redskins 17 Panthers 20                  Bucs 14 Eagles 33

Steelers 28 Lions 20                         Vikings 38 Rams 10

Falcons 45 49ers 10                         Texans 21 Cardinals 28

Patriots 17 Broncos 20                     Jaguars 0 Seahawks 41

Colts 31 Titans 9                              Jets 27 Dolphins 31

One more quick note, a great win for the Bengals and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer who lost his wife this week unexpectedly.  It was a great performance by them, and the gameball rightfully so went to Zimmer.